Davies Park

Davies Park, 2015

Davies Park is a sporting venue in the suburb of West End in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located at the corner of Jane St, Montague Road & Riverside Drive, West End. It is the home ground of the Souths Logan Magpies, a rugby league team that competes in the Queensland Cup.

History

Six acres of land was purchased by John Hardgrave in 1860. Brisbane City Council took over the land from owner Phillip Hardgrave in the 1880s. In 1901 Davies Park was developed.^[1]

During the 1920s and early 1930s, Davies Park also played host to Motorcycle speedway, including hosting the Australian Solo Championship for both 2¾ hp and 3½ hp bikes in 1929.^[2]

Rugby League in Queensland Federation Queensland Rugby League Representative Teams Queensland Maroons Queensland Residents Queensland U-20 Queensland U-18 Queensland U-16 Queensland Women's NRL clubs Current clubs: Brisbane Broncos Gold Coast Titans North Queensland Cowboys Former Clubs: Gold Coast Giants/Seagulls/Chargers (1988-1998) South Queensland Crushers (1995-1997) Competitions State-wide leagues: Queensland Cup Mal Meninga Cup (U18s) Cyril Connell Cup (U16s) Queensland City vs Country Origin Winfield State League (1982-1995) Other leagues: Masters Police Services Primary School Secondary School Universities Women's Northern Division Foley Shield Bowen Cairns Mackay Midwest Mount Isa Remote Areas Townsville Central Division Regions: Capricorn Region / South West Region / Wide Bay Region 47th Battalion Shield Balonne-Barwon Jr. Border Bundaberg Callide-Dawson Jr. Central Burnett Central Highlands Central West Fraser Coast Gladstone District Northern Districts Rockhampton District Roma Dictrict South Burnett Sunshine Coast-Gympie Toowoomba Warwick & District Jr. Western South-East Division Bulimba Cup Brisbane Brisbane A-Grade Brisbane Second Division Brisbane Women Ipswich Gold Coast Gold Coast Second Division FOGS Colts (U20's)

References

Coordinates: 27°28′43″S 153°0′18″E / 27.47861°S 153.00500°E / -27.47861; 153.00500